clanger

[US]/'klæŋə/
[UK]/'klæŋɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 过失;荒唐的错误
Word Forms
复数clangers

Phrases & Collocations

make a clanger

闹出洋相

drop a clanger

失言

clanger alert

糗事预警

Example Sentences

I dropped a real clanger when I mentioned the party.He hadn’t been invited.

我无意中失言提起了聚会的事情,而他并没有被邀请。

The secretary dropped a clanger when she mentioned the cancel of the order to her boss who had just had a quarrel with his girlfriend.

"老板刚和女朋友吵了一架,所以秘书提到取消订货单的事,说得真不是时候。"

Real-world Examples

How can I convince the boy of the clangers of smoking?

我要怎样才能让他相信抽烟的种种危险呢?

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Have you ever had a Bacon Badger, or from neighbouring Bedford, a Clanger before?

你以前有没有吃过培根布丁卷,或者附近贝德福德的面包卷?

Source: Gourmet Base

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